On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:40:42 +0000, judith.lea wrote
(in article
):

I've just had coffee with my farmer neighbour and she tells me she is
growing red carrotts this year, what on earth are red carrotts? I get
the idea they are globe shaped but that's about all.

All you ever wanted to know about carrot colours:
http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/today.html#colour

:-)

--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
http://www.freerice.com/index.php
Give free rice to hungry people by playing a simple word game

On Jan 14, 4:51*pm, Sally Thompson
wrote:
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:40:42 +0000, judith.lea wrote
(in article
):

I've just had coffee with my farmer neighbour and she tells me she is
growing red carrotts this year, what on earth are red carrotts? *I get
the idea they are globe shaped but that's about all.

All you ever wanted to know about carrot colours:
http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/today.html#colour

:-)

--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
http://www.freerice.com/index.php
Give free rice to hungry people by playing a simple word game

Brilliant Sally, now all I need is to find seed for the red and purple
ones.

Judith

On Jan 14, 9:54*pm, Martin wrote:
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:43:23 GMT, Jennifer Sparkes
wrote:

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from "judith.lea" contains these words:

Brilliant Sally, now all I need is to find seed for the red and purple
ones.

When I tasted purple carrots I was very disappointed, they seemed
very flavourless and not even an attractive addition colourwise to the
meal. ((

likewise with purple potatoes.
--

Martin

I will try the red carrott, if I can get seed.

Judith

On Jan 14, 10:19*pm, "judith.lea" wrote:

I will try the red carrott, if I can get seed.

Multi coloured carrots. Follow link at the bottom for seeds.

http://www.jardinpotager.com/FF2004carotte.htm

On Jan 14, 10:34*pm, wrote:
On Jan 14, 10:19*pm, "judith.lea" wrote:

I will try the red carrott, if I can get seed.

Multi coloured carrots. Follow link at the bottom for seeds.
http://www.jardinpotager.com/FF2004carotte.htm

Or if you're in england, at Nikki's which I have ordered from before
and they're ok.

http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/seed...veg-carrot.htm

In article ,
Martin writes:
| On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:43:23 GMT, Jennifer Sparkes
| wrote:
|
| When I tasted purple carrots I was very disappointed, they seemed
| very flavourless and not even an attractive addition colourwise to the
| meal. ((
|
| likewise with purple potatoes.

Hmm. I can recommend Shetland Black. Something to get your teeth
stuck into.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 14/1/08 22:29, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
Martin writes:
| On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:43:23 GMT, Jennifer Sparkes
| wrote:
|
| When I tasted purple carrots I was very disappointed, they seemed
| very flavourless and not even an attractive addition colourwise to the
| meal. ((
|
| likewise with purple potatoes.

Hmm. I can recommend Shetland Black. Something to get your teeth
stuck into.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

And left in? ;-) I've tried some from Mull (IIRC) and couldn't really see
what the fuss was about, though they were an interesting conversation piece.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On 14/1/08 23:19, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:12:58 +0000, Sacha
wrote:

On 14/1/08 22:29, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
Martin writes:
| On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:43:23 GMT, Jennifer Sparkes

| wrote:
|
| When I tasted purple carrots I was very disappointed, they seemed
| very flavourless and not even an attractive addition colourwise to the
| meal. ((
|
| likewise with purple potatoes.

Hmm. I can recommend Shetland Black. Something to get your teeth
stuck into.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

And left in? ;-)

LOL

I've tried some from Mull (IIRC) and couldn't really see
what the fuss was about, though they were an interesting conversation piece.

Teeth? :-)

I use my teeth to keep my tongue between. Mostly. Without them,
conversation is somewhat shlimitedsh.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:51:35 +0000, Sally Thompson
wrote:

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:40:42 +0000, judith.lea wrote
(in article
):

I've just had coffee with my farmer neighbour and she tells me she is
growing red carrotts this year, what on earth are red carrotts? I get
the idea they are globe shaped but that's about all.

All you ever wanted to know about carrot colours:
http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/today.html#colour

I grew some coloured carrots last year, a mix which Monty Don
mentioned, I think with Rainbow in the title.
Very disappointing, mostly pale orange shades, no red or purple.
Back to "proper" carrots next year.


Pam in Bristol

On 16 Jan, 16:07, Pam Moore wrote:
I grew some coloured carrots last year, a mix which Monty Don
mentioned, I think with Rainbow in the title.
Very disappointing, mostly pale orange shades, no red or purple.
Back to "proper" carrots next year.

The Rainbow variety *are* from light pale orange to dark orange. The
title is sadly misleading. The best way to grow a multitude of colours
is to mix the seeds of different varieties. Then it's always a
surprise when you pull up a carrot!

On Jan 16, 4:07*pm, Pam Moore wrote:
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:51:35 +0000, Sally Thompson

wrote:
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:40:42 +0000, judith.lea wrote
(in article
):

I've just had coffee with my farmer neighbour and she tells me she is
growing red carrotts this year, what on earth are red carrotts? *I get
the idea they are globe shaped but that's about all.

All you ever wanted to know about carrot colours:
http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/today.html#colour

I grew some coloured carrots last year, a mix which Monty Don
mentioned, I think with Rainbow in the title.
Very disappointing, mostly pale orange shades, no red or purple.
Back to "proper" carrots next year.

Pam in Bristol

Hi Pam, are you still doing your unusual plants? I am going to try
red this year or rather my husband is. In France we have lovely sandy
soil, unlike the clay we had in England and he is excited about trying
new varieties. I am excited this year as for the first time, we will
have to do everything ourselves without the aid of a gardener, now we
are both retired, we can't justify one. I will no doubt make
horrendous mistakes and if I do I will post on them, at least we can
have a laugh as we put things to rights, can't we?

Judith